Leon Panetta: It’s Clear That the Iran War ‘Is Not Going Well and It’s Badly Handled’

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PANETTA: “Well, one thing is really clear right now, Brianna, and it’s that the war is not going well and it’s been badly handled. I’m struggling to try and determine just exactly what is our objective now. Is it to try to deal with the Strait of Hormuz, is it nuclear? What exactly is our objective? What’s our strategy for trying to achieve that objective? And what’s the endgame to try to ultimately bring us to a close? And the problem is that we have not presented a clear direction here. Rather, we’re using an MOU that has a lot of problems, that’s not very clear. Our negotiators are not the most experienced negotiators to deal with the situation. And so, what we’re winding up doing is basically bombing the hell out of Iran and having them attack us with the hope that one side or the other might blink. I think that’s the only strategy I see right now.”